Doctors in interior areas of Odisha to get double Salary

To stop doctors from leaving government hospitals and community health centres in zones of Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput (KBK) as well as Maoist-affected areas, Odisha government has decided to double their salary.

Those working in the remotest areas will get 100 per cent hike in their salary while the doctors working in the remote and far-off tribal areas will get additional Rs 40,000 apart from their salary.A specialist doctor in the same zone would get anything between Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 1.8 lakh.